DUTCH
TABLE DESIGNATOR
nld
(The initial translation table for a translation is determined by the selected template, and may be changed using the Document / Translation Tables menu. Using those menus does not involve explicit use of the table designator. However, in cases where it is necessary to switch to a different translation table partway through a file, the designator for the table being switched to is required; see the general description of the [lnb~...] command for further details.)
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
The Dutch tables support print-to-braille translation of Dutch-language literary text in grade 2 (contracted) or grade 1 (uncontracted) braille.
REFERENCES, HISTORY AND CREDITS
These tables are based upon the information given for Dutch in "World Braille Usage," a joint publication of UNESCO and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Washington, D.C. (1990).
Uncontracted Dutch tables were originally developed in September 1997 by Duxbury Systems, Inc. Mr. Marten Post Uiterweer has provided feedback used in subsequent revisions of those tables. In March 2004, at the request of Dr. John Gardner of ViewPlus Technologies, Suzanne M. van den Bercken provided information on the few contractions commonly used in Dutch braille, which gave rise to these contracted tables.
(Documentation reviewed: July 2010.)
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
